What to do with your eggs?

[Zoomom]

I eat them when I get them.

 

[Marcymom3]

We ALL hope to have more eggs than we need, don't we?

We have eight chickens who are all laying pretty much an egg a day. Hubs and I are the only ones at home so we usually give a dozen each to two of my kids weekly. The third eats breakfast at my house at least once a week, and stops by for an egg sandwich "to go" at least once a week. Before Thanksgiving I had breakfast sandwich day in my office for the 12 in my department. Carted in an electric skillet, eggs, cheese, deli ham, and bread, and cooked everyone the sandwich(es) of their choice. They had a ball and so did I.

Now my co-workers are also anxious for me to start selling them eggs but I don't know if I want to start thinking of my co-workers as customers. So far, I have given all of them six eggs in a coolwhip container to start with. One of them who really loved them got another dozen the following week. I used two dozen making things for Thanksgiving...pumpkin pies, corn pudding, and amish potato bread. We are down to two dozen in the fridge at the moment. In a week or two we'll be starting Christmas baking and I will not be giving any away. Fortunately, I have a friend who has a very large, prolific flock and is willing to share her eggs.


One night a week is usually breakfast supper night. (Would gladly do it more than that!!) It's our favorite meal of the week!

 

[Pele]

I personally eat eggs every morning for breakfast, and sell my extra to co-workers for 2.50 a dozen. I also have been baking a whole ton of different recipes, and am putting together a book of favorites to gift to my family for next x-mas.

As far as this year for the holidays, I decided that funds were too tight to spend 25 dollars a person on gift-cards and such. So.... arts and crafts time!

Egg X-mas ornaments:

Front view:

side-view:

back view:

 

[freestargirl]

We burned thru a bunch of ours for Thanksgiving. We've given 1 doz. to my in-laws also. Our chickens have only been laying about 5 or 6 weeks but we consistently get 5 eggs a day. I eat 1 for breakfast everyday, and sometimes my 3 yr old wants to eat them and one weekend morning I cook a big breakfast but that still doesn't put much of a dent in things. I want to start selling them but we live in a rural area where alot of people have their own chickens anyway or knows someone who does. And the people who don't have their own chickens couldn't tell the difference in a fresh egg from one of my chickens and one from the grocery store if you threw it at them.

 

[Ole rooster]

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Don't think of them as customers. They're only volunteers helping pay the feed bill.

 

[Marcymom3]

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Don't think of them as customers. They're only volunteers helping pay the feed bill.

Now THERE is a plan!! Thanks, Ole Rooster!

 

[ozark_chickies]

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You might be surprised at how many eggs you can sell out in the country. We are rural too, and I know at least four of my close neighbors have chickens, but I am selling all of my extras. I have a sign up in the yard, and DH made a flier for his work bulletin board. They are selling so well, I may have to take the signs down, and start a waiting list. Everyone who gets them comes back, with new ones stopping every week.